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  • A New Kind of Conservation: Making the Connection Between Community and Nature

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    Guest Contributor  //  September 9, 2016  //  By Suzanne York
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    An increasing number of conservation and health activists are beginning to understand the value of an integrated approach to development. Without addressing the needs of people, conservation measures will not be very effective, and conversely, without conservation, people lose vital natural resources and suffer consequences to their health.

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  • The Women of Sarawak and Mindoro on the “Invisible Battles” of Climate Change

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    Eye On  //  September 8, 2016  //  By Sreya Panuganti

    “At the Eye of the Storm” is a series exploring how empowering women can ensure they are climate victors, not climate victims.

    Although separated by a thousand miles, the women of the Malaysian state of Sarawak and the Filipino island of Mindoro are united by a major struggle: climate change. As rainfall patterns grow increasingly unpredictable, natural disasters become more frequent, and drought ravages once-arable land, women are on the frontlines in both communities.

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  • Is Shanghai’s Appetite for Sand Killing China’s Biggest Lake?

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    China Environment Forum  //  Guest Contributor  //  August 4, 2016  //  By Vince Beiser
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    Times are good for Fey Wei Dong. A genial, middle-aged businessman based in Hangzhou, Fey says he is raking in the equivalent of $225,000 a year from trading in the humblest of commodities: sand.

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  • Forest Guardians and Discount Clinics: Rethinking How to Save the Environment in Kalimantan

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    Guest Contributor  //  June 6, 2016  //  By A.Tianna Scozzaro & Suzanne York
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    In the southwestern part of Indonesian Borneo, known as Kalimantan, there’s a small town on the outskirts of an incredibly diverse forest where the community has turned from illegal logging to stewards of the land.

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  • Culture and Rights: The Struggle From Within to End Female Genital Cutting

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    Dot-Mom  //  Guest Contributor  //  April 25, 2016  //  By Anubha Bhonsle
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    Ashraf and Shazia use the word “guilt” often.* Their voices tremble as they rewind to the day when they read an article in an Indian magazine, Manorama, that opened their eyes to the reality of khatna – the practice of female genital mutilation among their community. “We felt guilt – immense, powerful guilt – when we realized that this was not needed, that we didn’t need to put our elder daughter through this,” the parents say. “We had no idea this was just going on, prevalent, generation after generation.”

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  • India’s Thirst for Palm Oil, New South-South Trade Patterns Cast Doubt on Sustainability Initiatives

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    Guest Contributor  //  February 3, 2016  //  By Philip Schleifer
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    Patterns of trade and consumption in the global food system are shifting. In the past, most trade in agricultural commodities occurred between developed and developing countries. But, in recent years, the volume of South-to-South trade has increased significantly. Today, some of the most problematic crops in terms of their effect on the environment, such as soy and palm oil, are predominantly traded amongst developing and fast-rising countries.

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  • Adapting to Climate Change in Cities May Require a Major Rethink

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    Guest Contributor  //  February 1, 2016  //  By Linda Shi
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    Around the world, urbanization and climate change are transforming societies and environments, and the stakes could not be higher for the poor and marginalized. The 2015 UN climate conference in Paris (COP-21) highlighted the need for coordinated action to address the profound injustice of the world’s most disadvantaged people bearing the greatest costs of climate impacts. Among those at the COP were mayors from around the world advocating for the important role of cities in these efforts.

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  • New Research Reveals Climate-Food-Conflict Connection Via Nighttime Temperatures

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    Guest Contributor  //  January 11, 2016  //  By Raul Caruso & Roberto Ricciuti
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    The effect of climate change on the emergence of violent conflict has become one of the more lively academic debates and is even bleeding over into the mainstream. Despite a substantial number of studies, results are contradictory and somewhat inconclusive.

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